Airship.



M. A. HERBERT.

AIRSHIP.

APPMUATION FILED MAY 1e, 1911.

1,057,831, Patented. Apr.1,1913.

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AIRSBIP.

J APPLIOATIQH FILED HAY 1g. 1911.

.,G5?,83l Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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i1.,057,3il. Srecmiv 0f Letters Patent Patented hier. i, M5133.

` Application led may 16, 1911. aerial No. 'fffl.

T0 all wimmz't may concern Be it known thaty l, MAX ALFRED HERBERT, Vsubject of the German Emperor, residin at "New York city in 'the county of New ork and State or" ew York, have invented certain new end useful Improvements in A irshipS, ot which the following is ye. specification.

Myinvention relates to balloons and particularly to that class of balloons known as the rigid balloon. Suchv balloons comprise a rigid `trame, covered with canvas, or

any other suitable ftbric sind composed ot a number of compartments, adapted to hold the gas-begs, which are inliated, so that the balloon will iiozitA in the air. From the frame is suspended the gondola, or car, for the passengers and `the crew. The car is also used to carry the motors for driving the propellers, which are arranged on the sides of the balloon. The balloon, or air ship, such a structure may be justly called, is moreover provided with the necessary steering planes, arranged on both sides, an additional steering plane at. the stern, and n 'iilidder.

The object of my invention is, to produce,

.a rigid balloon or air ship, Which is composed of a plurality of sections, so constructed t at the entire balloon may be easily taken apart and assembled. Thereby not only the transportation of such a balloon is greatly facilitated, but, it desired, `the oir ship, by this method of construction, can be lengthened or shortened at Will and, fuit-hermore, single sections, which may become damaged b v reason of a fall or any other cause, cnn he readily replaced Without disturbing the other sections ot the air ship.

The sections are made of rods, provided :it their ends with righi' and left-handed screw threads, which rods are connected together by internally threaded ittings. These fittings. ot course, are provided wit-h female threads corresponding to the right' brackets, which ere niovably fastenedto the ramennd the said middle section.

It is obvious that, instead of three sections, the car may be composed of :tour or more sections, which, of course, would afford greater latitude in the lengthening or shortening o the car.

The propellers for driving the air-ship are secured to shafts, which are mounted inbearings arranged in brackets, which 4brach-- 'ets are also removably fastened to 'the frame, so that the propellers can he easily taken oil Aand replaced. f

Another feature of niy invention resides in means for affording communication be- 1 tween one of the sections of the rigid frame and the interior of the car, to permit exit \t.herefrom in case or" danger. To this end, the frame section referred to, preferably the middle one, is provided with a Wide tube, having openings in its Walls and adapted to contain av ladder, which can be reached from the Canby another ladder, which is kept in the car ich emergency purposes. The said freine section is also provided with windows and man-holes, which latter, of course, are normally closed by removable covers, which can be opened from the inside of the section to permit exit therefrom.

A further feature of my invent-ion is represented by two floats, which are removably secured to the frame near its bottom and et each side thereoiz and which are intended to float the air-ship on the Water, should the ship fall into the see. or into :i lake.

@ther minor features will appear' from the following description land the claims annexed thereto. I Wish it, however, distinctly understood, that, while describing and illustrating my invention, l do not intend to he limited to the speciiic Ineens, arrangement and construction of parts, as sho'vvn and described, my invention being of such a. nature that variations may he mede without departing; from the spirit and scope of my invention.

ln the drawing attached hereto, Figure 'l is a side elevation. ot an airship, some sec tions being broken away and the envelop being partlyor entirely removed fronother sections. Fig'. E2 is cross-sectien along the line 2 2 ot' Fig. l; Fig. 3 shows the sections ci the cnr, the ligure being a. horizontal secu direction oit the arrows. Fig. 1l shows pari; of

the skeleton frame and part of the cor sustion along the line 3 3 Fig. l, viewed in thel 1E., S?, are the cgeshaped for@ eind .convergmg Jqu tions, which. mbe compose ocmrve. ois au orage and. wheyro'hey :we bei@ mg-*ether by caps 3. ."Wbh these en@ seorms are comeoted lle ntem'nedae Seeons, seven of which are shown 'h the 51.owng, fom' secon-s being `pemy broken im?. 1 Each of these intemediaite sections?. is more up of a. number of ongtudna and ''.'remo verse rods 5, 6. The ends of e these Tode are provided with 'an ei hande threads, es ecieary shown in Fig; 4r. in order to connect the me@ of the various seeu tions with each othe' and also Wl the rods of Ehe njncent Section5, ntemalji threaded ttngs ''.eueh nslshown in g. 6. ae used. These tnge l handed hreeds ai; the. end o the ms fi and l m'nsverse rodi-3, which. at {ne ends, are

provided Wtl'lrighfl', :mdef handed screw thrende in the same manuel', as shown in Fig. 4, und are conneee with anch other by ttnge 'il (Fig. 5),. Theee fittings. are pm vided with corresponding fenme'threas in the same way as the 'ttngxe 7, use n the construction of the :frame of theeienip.

As maybe eeen from Fig. 3, the mclde Section 10 is nested Wthn -Wo outer @n sections 3 and ff) md connected thereto by" screwsl, which pass t'mough sutabe-open.- ings in the ouer end sections .m ente e. female'screw socket 13 in the ttings' il (Fig. 5). it shoui be esier to lengthen the canone of the outer end sections; or both, can be moved relativo to the mer 'section i0. n order to accomplis-sh this. it is to' withdraw he Screws 155, 'izo the midce merely necessary (':o'rmeetng the oue? sections Section.

Fig. 8 shows io'dotied n'es the. position oi the outer end section: 9. after said section has been 'moved Telatve io the middle. seeon M), n'order o engthon the our. Aitor the section 9 has been moved to the position shown by the mowed nes ai; the right in Fig. 3.

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X11 'otfe' .50 sliepen@ *me eer 151.13%. describe Lose; to connect the seconal rods of the nncde seotlon l() of the om? me provlded `Wth emalescrew sockets l5 (see vIL 5).

these hangers to :1ct as aretop to imit thedstsmce fwl which. the lower ends of the hangee are screwed into the sockets 15 of the fittings 11. At eheor` upper ends, the hangers l? are rovdeo with eyes 19.

eyes, me scfewed into female screw Sockets, which :we prvdedhlike the sockets 3 in the ings il, in some 01 the ttimgs 7. Such u. consructon permits the parte to be readily assombed. when the om" is' suspended from the immo of che aishp. The outer end. sectione 8, 9 of the calf are vseeuz'e'` to the 'Emme of the rshp by curved rods 2l, Q11. which @efe-stoned to the endv sections of Ehe ce? and are 'securec to colafs 22., 22 on vone of the curvef' mds of the end sectoms 1, E2 of the frame of the air-ship.

' By the rod 21" :m ehe rod of the'end section 2, to which the rod 2l s eoxmect'ed,

them is held the reali' steering plane 23. A4

'1s *Ehe Wlder. arranged ai. the extreme rear euri of the from@ of the ar-shi' Wfhe each of the sections of the gi-ship intended 'to hold e gas-bag, which are me Hamed for the purpose of Heatingthe strugt-ue. the middle seet'ol'xv 25 is provided with means to ood communication between the frame of the air-Ship am hevnteror' of the om'. To this ebd, their@ s provided in the mdle sectionv a Wide ube/, which has openings 2'? in its wills. The ow end of sa. tube projects beyond the bottom of see-v ton 25, as shown n Fig. Nithin the tube, there is arranged a melder Z8 m the open lower enf: of the tube 26 is :normally closed. 'by a cover 29 in 'such s wey that che @over can be easily opened .from che interior ou? che our'. When. the cover' is opened, the add'e* 28 in the Lube S26 can Toel ees/ily 'reached 'iom the interim of the ciu? by' meme of another ladder, which is kept in timev carfor emergency purposes. The section 25` is also provided mt-h. Windows 30 and manholes 31. The letter are normally dosed by man-hoe covetcsv 32,Whch een be vepm-eo'. fa'om. the'insde of `the section 25, so that an exit from heseczon 25 aan be mede hfough said man holes 3l. r L

It remains now to Joe dosebe, how the propelers for driving the oirlshp mo se cured to the frame thereof. The Propellers can be given different positions o vided with an envelop,

from the air-ship and the brackets are also fastened to the fittings 7 by means of screws 36, passin through the eyes referred lo to and entering eniale screw sockets in the ttings Y. There is a pair of brackets for each propeller shaft, only one bracket of each pair, however, being shown-in the drawA ing. Each propeller shaft 'is provided with 15 a rope lpulley 37, which is driven-by means of a rope 38 from the shaft of a-motor 39 carried by the car. liwo motors are shown in F i 1; On account of the construction just escribed, the propellers can be easily 20 removed from 'the trame of the air-ship, and

replaced.

In the front or in the rear of each propeller there are provided two addititmal steering planes 40 respectively, which to thereby alter the trixn of the air-ship. The means for altering the position of these steering planes are not shown, as they do not form any part of my invention.

H*.niwlnnorder to keep the air-ship afloat on water, should it fall into the sea or into 'e lake, there are provided near the bottom of the air-ship two iioats 4l and 42, one float on each side (see Fig. 2). These floats are tri- 85 angular in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 2

and are covered With a heavy" fabric, which is treated in a special Way, so that it Will not absorb water. Y

The entire frame of the balloon is proas is customary in balloons of this type, which envelop may be of canvas or any other suitable fabric.

The car B is, of course, provided with the usual oar equipment,Y both for the passengers 4e and the crew.

50 are rods connecting the brackets 35 in which the propeller. shaft 34 is journaled, and 5l are doors 'provided in the middle section 25 of the airship trame.

I claim:

l. An airship comprising a rigid frame, composed of se arate detachable sections, means for ri'gi y connecting said sections, and a car composed of telescopic sections nested within one another and capablev of relative longitudinal movement.

2. An airshipl comprising a rigid frame, composed of se arate detachable sections, means for rigi y connecting the same, a car composed of telescopic sections nested within each other and capable of relative longitudinal l movement and detachable A means for suspending said car 'from saidv sections.

3. An airship comprisin a rigid frame composed of sections, detac able means for rigidly connecting the said sections, a car, hangers detachably connected to said sections land said car for suspending the same, the said car being com osed of separate telescopic sections neste -Within one another and capable of longitudinal relative Inovement.

4. An al1-ship comprising a' rigid frame built up of adjacent sections, each section being composed of'exchangeable rods vided at their ends with right and left handed screw threads and-internally threaded fittings rigidly connecting said rods and the said sections,v a. car composed of telescopic sections nested within each other and capable of longitudinal relative movement, and

detachable hangers for suspending said car from the' sections of the frame.

In Atestimony whereof I allix my signa-y ture in presence. of two Witnesses.

MAX ALFRED HERBERT. Witnesses:

ANNA Horns, LoUrsn H. STAADEN. 

